How Many Names Can Soy Have?

Likewise, soy is another item that wears many hats and can be difficult to avoid. Here are some of the names under which soy could be hiding in your food. (List is from About.com)

• Bean curd
• Bean sprouts
• Bulking agent
• Edamame (fresh soybeans)
• Guar gum
• Gum arabic
• Hydrolyzed plant protein (HPP) or hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)
• Hydrolyzed soy protein (HSP)
• Kinako
• Lecithin
• Miso (fermented soybean paste)
• Mixed tocopherols
• Mono- and di-glycerides
• MSG (monosodium glutamate)
• Natto
• Natural flavoring
• Nimame
• Okara
• Shoyu
• Soy (albumin, cheese, fiber, grits, milk, nuts, sprouts, yogurt, ice cream, pasta)
• Soy lecithin
• Soy protein (concentrate, hydrolyzed, isolate)
• Soy sauce
• Soya
• Soybean (curds, granules)
• Soybean oil
• Stabilizer
• Tamari
• Tempeh
• Teriyaki sauce
• Textured vegetable protein (TVP)
• Thickener
• Tofu (dofu, kori-dofu)
• Vegetable gum, starch, shortening, or oil
• Vitamin E
• Yuba

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